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served by all Of the Moslem faith, and the
custom is part of the Observances of the
order of the Mystic Shrine. In honor of this
event the notable of Abdalah Temple Of that
feast in that city on October 81, 1857. The
event was celebrated with great eclat and
about one hundred distinguished members of
the order were present from abroad. Pre-
vious. to this there was the formal
Culp, of Isis Temple, of salina
and other mobiles of that oasis,
together with Mobiles of the oasis of Chicago
Denver, ST. Louis, Hastings, Neb., Lincoln,
Neb., and Cincinnati Imperial Chief Rab-
cago, held the direction of the ceremonies of
the day and evening. At the feast was
brought to light for the first time the magni-
ficent robes worn by the Nobes of the oasis
of Leavenworth The robes vie in point Of
elegance and dazzling splendor with any of
the princely apparel of the Orient.
The feast began according to the pro-
gramme at o'clock, which means eight
hours after high noon. There was recep-
tion of the visiting Arabs in the temple in the
earlier portion of the evening. The parlors
were handsomely decorated and covers were
laid for 100 guests.
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THE PAST ten days have been important
ones in the circles of San Francisco secret
organizations. Among the events transpir-
sion of the grand lodge A. f. & A. M. the
reception by the lodges of Southern Cali
fornia of the A. o. u. w. to S. p. w., Jordan
and G. NJ, Loud; the grand chapter of the
Eastern Star and the thirty-third annual scs-
sion Of the encampment of California Odd
Fellows.
THE GRAND CoMMANDRY, of Ohio, met at
Columbus, October H..
Virginia, will hold its annual communication
at Charleston, on Tuesday, November 8,
1887.
The grand chapter of the order Eastern
Star, in California, commenced its annual
session Monday afternoon, $50 representa-
tives being present from seventy five chap
ters. The order lost four chapters during the
year and gained one.
THE THIRTY-THIRD annual session of the
General Encampment California Odd Eel
lows was held at San Francisco last week.
There were about one hundred and twenty
five representatives present from sew
enty-ive encampments, the present member
ship in the state being about four thousand,
five hundred. 80
of Odd Fellows for the state of Wisconsin
has been organized at Milwaukee. This is a
secession from the regular order, caused by
the Patriarchal trouble.
THE coLoREn Odd Fellows of the United
States number 52,s14, and have money and
property valued at about $5O0, 900. They got
their charters from the Manchester Unity
Odd Fellows of England.
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THE GRAND LODGE, Knights of Pythias,
Of Oregon, at, Pendleton, last Wednesday
elected the following officers: George w.
Jett, of Baker City, grand chancellor: Viii
son I. Hume, of Albina, grand vice-chancel-
lor; Ward S. Stevens OF Portland, grand
keeper of records and seal; ID. f.. Buchanan,
of Portland, supreme representative; e w.
Farron, OF Pendleton, grand prelate; John
Holmes, of Portland, grand master of ex-
chequer; Thomas Hirst, of Marshfield, grand
master-at-arms; Robert Johnson, of Corvallis,
grand inner guard; Charles Fellowd, of Port
land, grand outer guard Jay Tuttle, grand
justice. The city of Portland was decided
upon as the place for the meeting Of the
grand lodge in 1888.
The INDEPENDENT Order B'nai Birth Is
prospering. There are 34l lodges in the
order, with membership of "a, 496. During
last year S549, ,S35 Al was paid out for benefits
The total assets of the lodges amount tC
| S747, ,666 25
| The appeal in the case of Oakland lodge
VS.. Leon Herschberg has been decided by
the constitutional grand lodge committee In
favor Of the lodge, thereby reversing the de-